diff --git a/src/swiftlauncher/main.cpp b/src/swiftlauncher/main.cpp
index 877c6e4e8..c0892b544 100644
--- a/src/swiftlauncher/main.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftlauncher/main.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Q_UNUSED(qa)
     CGuiApplication a(CApplicationInfo::swiftLauncher(), CApplicationInfo::Laucher, CIcons::swiftLauncher1024());
     a.addVatlibOptions(); // so it can be passed (hand over) to started applications
+    a.addDBusAddressOption(); // required by the dbus server address selector
     const QCommandLineOption installerOption { { "i", "installer" }, QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Installer setup.") };
     a.addParserOption(installerOption);
     if (!a.parseCommandLineArgsAndLoadSetup()) { return EXIT_FAILURE; }